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HI-TECH C Compiler for PIC32 MCUs
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PRO
(SW500011)
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Standard
(SW500012)
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Lite
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Pricing
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Single-User License List Price
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$1495
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$895
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Free
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Technical Support
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High Priority Access* included
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High Priority Access* optional
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Available
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Optimization
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Omniscient Code Generation™ Optimizations
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Very High
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High
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Low
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Reduces overhead required for interrupt context switching
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Yes
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Limited
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Yes
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Dynamic register allocation for parameter passing
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Yes
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Limited
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No
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Register cycling for improved pipeline performance
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Number of registers available for function parameters
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All registers are available
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Some
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None
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Registers need to be preserved over function calls
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Only when all other registers are exhausted
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Limited
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Yes
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The effect of optimizations on the ability to debug
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Little or no effect
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Little or no effect
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Little or no effect
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Branch/load delay optimizations
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Automatic inlining of selected library routines for improved speed
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Customized runtime startup routine
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Pointer optimizations based on knowledge of targets
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Includes peripheral library
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Runtime startup code automatically initializes the device for best performance
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Printf library code footprint
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Compiler eliminates all unused features of printf for smallest footprint
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Compiler eliminates all unused features of printf for smallest footprint
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Compiler eliminates all unused features of printf for smallest footprint
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Usability/Features
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Support for all PIC32 MCUs
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Can identify inconsistent definitions across modules
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Number of Interrupt Handling Schemes
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11
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11
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11
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Compiler support for RAM vectors, i.e. ISRs can service different vectors at runtime
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Unlimited Memory Usage
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Automatically analyzes user assembly and object code files
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Eliminates the need for many non-standard C qualifiers and compiler options
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Header includes required in each C file (except for the Std C Library)
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1
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1
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1
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Individual libraries for various optimisation levels and instruction sets
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No, not required. Required library code is built and optimised with the user code
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No, not required. Required library code is built and optimised with the user code
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No, not required. Required library code is built and optimised with the user code
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Full C library code source provided
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Built-in cycle accurate delay routine
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Automatic generation of configuration word
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Transparent and direct access to SFR atomic bit operation addresses
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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C-level access to CP0 Registers
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Full or mixed MIPS16 and MIPS32 code allowed
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Printf library functionality
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Compiler automatically detects and implements printf features required by program
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Compiler automatically detects and implements printf features required by program
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Compiler automatically detects and implements printf features required by program
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Fully integrates into MPLAB® IDE
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Compiler message can be displayed in multiple languages
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Yes - English, French, German
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Yes - English, French, German
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Yes - English, French, German
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Runs on all platforms: Windows (XP and Vista), Linux and Mac OS X
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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